11 Oct 2007
CP WYNDHAM STREET HOTEL HOLDINGS LIMITED V HAMES SHARLEY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED HC AK CIV 2007-404-003376
- Citation
- openlaw-4371c456_09e6_4153_8651_49364c720105.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The respondent company acted improperly by issuing a statutory demand despite no contractual basis and apparently without solicitor authority and with a signature purporting to be the solicitor; those facts satisfy r 48C(4)(a) as conduct that justifies indemnity costs, so the respondent must pay the applicant's costs as claimed ($9,196, including disbursements).